The Kano State Government has been ordered by a Federal High Court in Kano to compensate the Incorporated Trustees of Massallacin Eid Shop Owners with N30 billion for the illegal destruction of their stores without following the proper legal procedures.
On Friday, Justice Samuel Amobeda declared that the applicants’ treatment by the Kano State government was inhumane and illegal.
Shopping centers around Kano Eid Ground were destroyed by the regime of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
According to the administration, the measure was taken in fulfillment of a promise made to the Kano people during the campaign.
The Incorporated Trustees of Massallacin Eid Shop Owners, which represents the traders, opposed the destruction in the Federal High Court, nevertheless.
The State Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Haruna Dederi, responded to the court’s decision by saying the administration has all the paperwork needed to appeal the case.
He said:
“The action that was instituted at the Federal High Court was by way of enforcement of fundamental rights and issues that bother on title was not even dealt with in that judgement. We have already prepared every paper and we are going ahead to file an appeal against that petition because it’s a judgement that cannot stand.
“We are going to contest that at the Court of Appeal and moreover, the land use decree is very clear about the powers of the governor over land in the State and more particularly in urban areas.
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